prep, noun, symbol — 5 senses
/ɹiː/ · /ɹeɪ/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin rē, ablative of rēs (“thing, matter, topic”).
About, regarding, with reference to; used especially in letters, documents, emails and case law.
Etymology From Glover's solmization, from Middle English re (“second degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian re in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin resonāre (“made to resound”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A syllable used in solfège to represent the second note of a major scale.
Etymology Abbreviations.
Astronomy, Natural sciences Earth radius: the radius of planet Earth, regarded as a unit of measurement.
The radius of the Earth specifically.
rupee
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